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AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsJames S. Rugowski, Michael J. Rekoske, Philip S. Lin, Ronald F. Gropp, Paul A. B. L. M. Arnold
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A method for making uncreped throughdried tissues is disclosed in which the dried tissue sheet is fully supported by a fabric up to the reel. This method eliminates the open draw between the throughdryer and the reel and thereby eliminates sheet breaks normally associated with such open draws. In addition, the machine direction strength of the sheet can be reduced since the added strength is not needed to traverse the open draw normally present in current processes. Reducing the MD strength in turn enables the production of more square, less stiff sheet, which improves the tactile properties of the product.
A method for making an uncreped throughdried tissue comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web, transferring the wet web to a throughdrying fabric, throughdrying the web to form a tissue sheet, and transferring the tissue sheet to a reel such that the sheet does not traverse an open draw while being wound onto the reel in the winding nip formed between the reel and a reel drum wherein the tissue sheet is:
A method for making an uncreped throughdried tissue comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web, transferring thewet web to a throughdrying fabric, throughdrying the web to form a tissue sheet, and transferring the tissue sheet to a reel such that the sheet does not traverse an open draw while being wound onto the reel in the winding nip formed between the reel and a reel drum wherein the tissue sheet is:
A method for making an uncreped throughdried tissue comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web, transferring the wet web to a throughdrying fabric, throughdrying the web to form a tissue sheet, and transferring the tissue sheet to a reel such that the sheet does not traverse an open draw while being wound onto the reel in the winding nip formed between the reel and a reel drum wherein the tissue sheet is transferred directly from the throughdrying fabric to the reel drum and wound onto the reel.
A method for making an uncreped throughdried tissue comprising depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a wet web, transferring the wet web to a throughdrying fabric, throughdrying the web to form a tissue sheet, and transferring the tissue sheet to a reel such that the sheet does not traverse an open draw while being wound onto the reel in the winding nip formed between the reel and a reel drum wherein the tissue sheet is transferred directly from the throughdrying fabric to a first reel drum, thereafter immediately transferred to a second reel drum and wound onto the reel.
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